Valdosta, GA— Wiregrass Georgia Technical College had an excellent showing at the SkillsUSA State Championship in Atlanta this past weekend. The college brought back 15 gold, 11 silver, and 7 bronze medals in the skills competition among other colleges. The college medaled in 21 out of 31 contests for those with Wiregrass competitors. Among the gold medal count is the Chapter of Distinction Gold level award. Wiregrass was one of two colleges in the state recognized at this level which also...

Adel, Ga – Starting Summer Semester students can enroll into the EMS program at the Cook Campus of Wiregrass Georgia Technical College. The EMS program is new to the campus, classes for Summer Semester begin May 14. If a student takes a full load of 12 hours per semester, the program can finish in three semesters which means students beginning the program this May can expect to graduate in May of 2019. Graduates of the program will be eligible to sit for the National Registry of Emergency...

Congratulations to Irwin County High School's TSA team! These students competed at the TSA State Conference last weekend and brought back some trophies! Five of these 8 students are also Dual Enrollment Wiregrass Mechatronics students. There were over 2700 TSA students from all over Georgia gathered to compete at The Classic Center in Athens. Pictured from Left-Right first row are: Robby Espano -2nd Place in Future Technology Teacher, Lauren Freeman (Wiregrass Mechatronics) - 1st Place...

Valdosta, Ga— According to the Registered Nursing.org the Associate of Science in Nursing (RN) program at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College has been named one of the top in the state of Georgia. The RN program is ranked #4 in the state among colleges. The ranking was based on the students’ National Council Licensure Exam (NCLEX-RN) pass rates. According to the Registered Nursing.org site “We have ranked the top 20 nursing schools in Georgia by analyzing current and historical...

Valdosta, GA – Wiregrass Georgia Technical College will be accepting new student applications for Summer Semester on Free Application Day, March 22. Any new student who applies in person on this day will have the application fee waived. Free Application Day will be held on the Ben Hill-Irwin Campus, Coffee Campus, Cook County WDC Campus, Moody AFB Extended Campus, and the Valdosta Campus from 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Students have two choices for earning summer college credits at...

Valdosta, GA —The Wiregrass Reader, a literary journal published by Wiregrass Georgia Technical College, has won multiple awards for its format, content, and presentation in the American Scholastic Press Association’s Annual Scholastic Yearbook and Magazine Awards. Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is requesting submissions for its tenth annual literary journal, The Wiregrass Reader, which will be published Fall Semester 2018. Submissions are accepted in the following...

Valdosta, GA., Wiregrass Georgia Technical College has been recognized by the Affordable Colleges Online (ACO) for their excellence in online learning. ACO is a leader in higher education information, resources and rankings. "We wanted to honor the colleges and universities setting the bar for online learning," said Dan Schuessler, CEO and Founder of AffordableCollegesOnline.org. "These schools are going above and beyond the industry standard to help make online education programs an...

Valdosta, GA – Team members of SkillsUSA at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College have a long history of using the skills taught in the classroom and labs to become top medalists on both state and national level. The team recently used a different kind of skill that has made an important impact in the lives of others -- that skill is community service. The members started working back in November 2017 on the Valdosta, Cook, Ben Hill-Irwin, and Coffee Campuses of Wiregrass collecting...

FITZGERALD, Ga— The Ben Hill-Irwin Campus of Wiregrass Georgia Technical College has been made aware of plans to re-construct the bridge on Perry House Road near the college’s entrance. The bridge is slated to close Monday, March 12 and could take approximately 120 days, weather permitting, before it will be re-opened. Please make plans now to adjust your travel plans to the college. The suggested alternate route from Fitzgerald would be to take US 319/ 129 Fitzgerald Highway to Old...

Valdosta, Ga — Wiregrass has a long history of student success in both state and national level SkillsUSA competitions. The City of Adel will be able to share one of Wiregrass SkillsUSA student success stories for years to come. Wiregrass SkillsUSA members from Welding, Auto Collison Repair Technology, and Machine Tool Technology students worked for months creating metal art day lilies for a community project lead by the 2017-2018 Cook Leadership Group for the City of Adel. Students from...

Fitzgerald, Ga - The Telecommunications and Security Technology Diploma program has produced many successful graduates over the years and has an in-field job placement rate of 100%. To help students be successful in this growing field, the Tools for Telecommunications Technology Scholarship Fund was created by GoFroe, LLC of Fitzgerald with a gift of $500. The scholarship fund was designed to help purchase tools for students that want to begin a career in Telecommunications. This scholarship...

Valdosta, GA – Saving parents over $3 million in tuition and fees during the fiscal year 2017, Wiregrass Tech’s Dual Enrollment is making a difference in the lives of area high school students. Students in the eleven counties Wiregrass serves earned over 16,000 college credits during the 2016-2017 school year. Executive Director of High School Services Brooke Jaramillo shared, “We are honored to partner with 23 high schools in our service area, along with local home school...